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Beached boats, pink water as drought saps Great Salt Lake
More than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot on the southern shore of Utah's Great Salt Lake, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea nearby
Satellite technology beams expertise to remote Alaska clinic
The only clinic in one of the nation's busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote in Alaska's Aleutians that even conventional telemedicine for emergency assistance has been impossible for its limited staff _ until this week
Tesla sues Michigan, challenges law requiring dealer sales
Tesla Motors Inc. has sued Gov. Rick Snyder and other state officials, challenging a 2014 law that clarified that automakers can only sell through franchised dealerships
California governor backs rules on cow, landfill emissions
California will begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions tied to dairy cows and landfills as it broadens efforts to fight climate change beyond carbon-based greenhouse gases
America's first wave-produced power goes online in Hawaii
The first wave-produced electricity in the United States is online in Hawaii
California water tunnels would need US funding, analyst says
An analysis commissioned by California says Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to build giant tunnels to haul water across the state works out financially only if the federal government bears a third of the nearly $16 billion cost
White House asks Congress for $2.6 billion to help Louisiana
The Obama administration is asking Congress for $2.6 billion to help Louisiana rebuild from disastrous floods that have ravaged the state
From prostitutes to politics: Brothel owner's bid questioned
The owner of a legal brothel is touting his business acumen as he seeks state office in Nevada, but his straight-laced Republican foe is raising questions about his suitability for office
Zoo burns $1M in rhino items in 1st US bonfire of its kind
The San Diego Zoo burned $1 million worth of items containing rhinoceros horn in a symbolic gesture to show the U.S. is committed to ending illegal wildlife trafficking
California extends most ambitious climate change law in US
California Gov. Jerry Brown has extended the most ambitious climate change law in the nation by another 10 years